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The Piri Thomas Conversion

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A shock came over me when I found out what students in the school I teach at were reading. I saw in opened book bags copies of Piri Thomas’s Down These Mean Streets. My horror was confirmed when I saw stacks of the books on the side of a classroom that I happen to share Read More

Book of the Month: exploring family curses

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Join us as we explore the work of Latino authors together, both old and new! If you missed last month’s book, no need to worry. The Book of the Month for May is The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by author Junot Diaz, who was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His book The Read More